Updated: Trophy Room Gallery of Fishing and Hunting Photos

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Written By: Brad Dokken
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May 29th 2020 - 2pm.

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Connor McCarty of Grand Forks caught this 29½-inch, 11-pound walleye recently on the Red River. The walleye, which hit a chunk of cut goldeye in 25 feet of water, was released after a quick photo. McCarty was fishing with Tom Luney of Grand Forks when he caught the fish.

Cole Vasquez, 10, with his 19½-pound catfish, released.

Maddison Gudajtes (right) gets some help holding her 15-pound catfish from Dylan Vasquez.

Dylan Vasquez with the 19-pound catfish he released.

Carly Buzzo, 6, of East Grand Forks had plenty to smile about after landing her first fish of the year, this 32-inch northern pike, while fishing close to home. The pike was released.

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Jack Kouba, 15, of Grand Forks, caught this 10-pound, 13-ounce walleye Friday, May 8, on the Missouri River. The walleye measured between 31 and 32 inches long and was kept for mounting.

Scott Reuppel (left) of Bismarck and Jack Kouba, 15, of Grand Forks, show off the big walleyes they caught Friday, May 8, on the Missouri River. Reuppel released his walleye, which weighed 10 pounds and measured nearly 30 inches, and Jack kept his 10-pound, 13-ounce walleye for mounting. Jack's dad, Kevin Kouba, joked he got to "take pictures and catch small ones."

Dallas Chambers of Grand Forks caught this catfish on Friday, May 8 on the Red River. The fish was released.

Gram Lovgren of Roseau, Minn., caught this 59-inch sturgeon on the Rainy River.

Braden Durick, 10, of Grand Forks caught this 33-inch catfish Tuesday, May 5, while fishing on the Red River with his dad, Brad. The fish was released after a quick photo.

Alex (left) and Jake Starcevic of Thompson, N.D., with the pair of toms they bagged northwest of Grand Forks on Saturday, April 11, the opening day of North Dakota's spring wild turkey season.

Jake (left) and Mack Starcevic with the turkey Jake shot Saturday, April 11, during North Dakota's spring turkey opener.

Trevor McMillin of Roseau, Minn., released this 38-inch lake trout Thursday, March 19, while fishing Lake Athapapuskow in northern Manitoba. McMillin is a junior at North Dakota State University.

Jim Ramsey of Elkhart, Ind., caught this 33½-inch walleye in June 2013 while fishing Eagle Lake near Vermilion Bay, Ont. The walleye weighed 11 pounds and was released after a quick photo, Ramsey writes.

Becca Freese of Alvarado, Minn., landed this 50-inch sturgeon Saturday, Jan. 25, on Lake of the Woods while fishing with her boyfriend, Kyle Beaudry of Alvarado, who is helping her hold the fish. She released the sturgeon after a couple of quick photos. “It was an exciting 20 minutes that’s for sure!” Beaudry writes.

Joshua Kobilansky of Grand Forks caught and released this 27-inch walleye Sunday, Jan. 5, while ice fishing on Stump Lake. He caught the walleye on a Northland Jig tipped with a minnow head in 23 feet of water.

Danny Cossette of Detroit Lakes, Minn., had a fishing trip to remember over the Christmas weekend when he caught and released these four walleyes on Devils Lake measuring 30 inches, 28½ inches, 27 inches and 27 inches.

Jacob Ham of Park River, N.D., caught and released this 25-inch walleye right before Christmas on Lake of the Woods.

Damien Waldron of Ellsworth, Wis., caught and released this northern pike, which he estimated at “40-plus inches,” in the Wisconsin channel of the Mississippi River. “My wife and I are avid fishing folk,” he writes. “I always let the big ones like this go.”

Tammy Waldron of Ellsworth, Wis., caught and released this 36-inch northern pike last summer in the Wisconsin channel of the Mississippi River.

Tysen Landeis of Larimore, N.D., caught this 30-inch walleye Thursday, Dec. 26, while fishing Stump Lake. He kept the fish to mount according to his mom, Angie Landeis, who submitted the photo.

Jonah Parkins of Grand Forks released this 32-inch northern pike Saturday, Dec. 28, while fishing near Grand Forks. He hooked the pike on a Northland Tackle jig tipped with a minnow.

Trevor Gust of Minot released this 28-inch, 8.2-pound walleye while fishing Lake Darling northwest of Minot.

Conner Weinmann, 6, Thief River Falls, released this 27-inch walleye Tuesday, Dec. 31, on Lake of the Woods.

Carson Brown of Walhalla, N.D., caught and released this 29-inch walleye Saturday, Dec. 21, on Devils Lake while spending the day fishing with his dad Jim Brown, brother Carter Brown and grandpa Dan Horgan, who submitted the photo.

Ella Arntson, 10, of East Grand Forks, shot her first deer ever, this 4-point buck, in Polk County during Minnesota's recent firearms deer season. Pictured with her at right is younger brother Emmet, 5.

Ethan Arntson, 14 (right), and Elliot Arntson, 12, both took down this 11-point buck in Polk County during Minnesota's recent firearms deer season. It is Ethan’s second 11-point buck in three years, their dad, Gabe Arntson, writes.

Parker Nolte, 12, of East Grand Forks, shot his first deer, this 7-point buck, on Saturday, Nov. 9, the morning of his very first deer hunt while hunting with his dad, Wally, and mom, Annette, near Thief River Falls. “Parker still has that huge smile!” says his mom, who shared the photo.

Jim Hejlik, 81, of Fordville, N.D., spent 35 years trying to catch a 50-inch muskie, a goal he finally achieved in July 2018, when he landed a 52-inch muskie on a lake north of Vermilion Bay, Ont. Hejlik repeated the feat Monday, Oct. 7, when he landed this 52-inch muskie with a 28-inch girth while on a houseboat trip on Ontario’s Lac Seul. Both muskies were released after quick photos. According to a catch-and-release weight calculator on the muskyhunter.com website, a 52-inch muskie with a 28-inch girth would weigh an estimated 50.96 pounds. Yowza!

Amelia and William Warne, both 10, of Red Lake Falls, Minn., had good luck during the recent Minnesota youth deer season, shooting these bucks north of Gatzke, Minn. Grandpa Keith Simmons of Red Lake Falls submitted the photos.

Katelyn Larson, 15, of Gatzke, Minn, shot this 10-point, 220-pound buck Saturday, Oct. 19 while hunting north of Gatzke during Minnesota's youth deer season. This is the second year Katelyn has taken a 10-point buck during youth season says her mom, Dawn, who submitted the photo.

Carter Olson, 13, of Grand Forks, shot this forkhorn buck near Hallock, Minn., on Sunday, Oct. 20, the last day of Minnesota's youth deer season. "What a terrible wet mess up north," said Carter's dad, Brad, a Hallock native. "We couldn't get to three of our hunting spots because of the wet conditions." Carter also shot a doe during North Dakota's youth deer season.

Nash Riggin, 9, of Devils Lake caught this largemouth bass while fishing Wood Lake in Benson County. Nash was fishing with his dad, Lance Riggin, and brother, Brady Riggin, said his grandma, Karen Riggin, who submitted the photo and details of the catch.

Aaron Lefor of Roseau, Minn., shot this hen wild turkey Monday, Oct. 7 west of Middle River, Minn. As outlined on Page 59 of the DNR hunting regulations book, Minnesota law allows turkey hunters to take either a hen or a tom during the fall hunting season. “The hen was getting to roost for the evening as she passed by me,” Lefor writes.

Sue Grafstrom of Roseau, Minn., shared this photo of a crew of Roseau High School boys who have been hunting together for early season geese “since they could drive.” They shot this batch of geese during this year’s early season while hunting north of Roseau. Pictured are Isaac Moser (from left), Chase Reed, Jarrett Nelson, Sam Grafstrom and Andrew Tuttle. All but Moser and Tuttle are seniors, Sue Graftstrom writes. (Photo/ Kim Messelt)

Ellesen Laumb, 11, of Dickinson, N.D., shot her first deer Friday, Sept. 20, during North Dakota's youth deer season while hunting near Dickinson with her dad, Brian, and grandpa, Tom Laumb of Berthold, N.D. Ellesen is in the 6th grade at Dickinson Middle School.

Carter Olson, 13, of Grand Forks filled his youth deer tag shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, the last day of North Dakota's youth deer season. He is a 7th-grader at Schroeder Middle School.

Peter Wysocki caught this 40-inch northern pike in mid-August while fishing near the Beacon Point area of Lake Sakakawea. Pictured with him is his dad, Rusty Wysocki of Grand Forks.

Nick Kvernmo of Grand Forks released this northern pike while wader fishing near Grand Forks. “Not sure how many inches, but the fish was a toad,” said Andrew Fox, who submitted the photo.

Dylan Montagner, 17, Dickinson, N.D., shot this buck with his bow Monday evening, Sept. 9, at 40 yards while hunting on public land, according to his mom, Crystal, who submitted the photo. Dylan is a senior at Dickinson High School.

Cody Montagner of Dickinson, N.D., shot this buck Friday, Aug. 30, the opening day of North Dakota’s archery deer season, while hunting near Killdeer, N.D. It also was his 15th birthday, said his mom, Crystal Montagner, who submitted the photo. Cody is a sophomore at Dickinson High School.

Jake Arel of Grand Forks shot this North Dakota buck with a bow Friday, Aug. 30. North Dakota's archery deer season opened Aug. 30 and continues through Sunday, Jan. 5.

Andrea Charlebois and Rob Starr of East Grand Forks had a successful Minnesota early goose season opener, shooting their limit of Canada geese on Sunday, Sept. 1, near Crookston. Minnesota’s early goose season continues through Sunday, Sept. 15.

Collyn Peterson, 11, Larimore, N.D., caught and released this 28-inch walleye on Lake of the Woods. Pictured with Collyn is his cousin, 8-year-old Bentlee Odegard of Grand Forks.

Mike Black of Grand Forks released this 18-inch largemouth bass on Crow Wing No. 6 in Hubbard County. He caught the bass on a flipping jig.
Do you have a fishing or hunting photo you’d like to share with Herald readers? Send jpeg photos Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com or mail a photo to Dokken, c/o The Grand Forks Herald, 375 Second Ave. N., Box 6008, Grand Forks ND 58206-6008. Please include the angler’s town of residence and whether the fish was kept or released.

Bentlee Odegard, 8, Grand Forks, caught and released this 28¾ -inch walleye in early August on Lake of the Woods while fishing with her grandpa, Rick Odegard. Bentlee caught the walleye on a bottom bouncer and spinner.
Do you have a fishing or hunting photo you’d like to share with Herald readers? Send jpeg photos Brad Dokken at bdokken@gfherald.com or mail a photo to Dokken, c/o The Grand Forks Herald, 375 Second Ave. N., Box 6008, Grand Forks ND 58206-6008. Please include the angler’s town of residence and whether the fish was kept or released.

Diane Barth of Devils Lake caught this 29-inch walleye -- her biggest walleye ever -- Aug. 10 while pulling spinners in 21 feet of water in East Devils Lake. “As usual, my wife outdoes me,” said her husband, Brad Barth, who submitted the photo. The walleye was released after a quick photo.

Wyatt Hangsleben, 9, of East Grand Forks, released this 29-inch walleye Saturday, Aug. 17, on Lake of the Woods.

Richard Parnow of Goodridge, Minn., caught these 27½- and 30-inch walleyes within an hour of each other during a July fishing trip to Lake of the Woods. Both fish were released.

Jon Scraper of Grand Forks caught this 28½-inch walleye Sunday, Aug. 4, on Devils Lake while fishing with a crawler in 30 feet of water. The fish was released.

Glenn Hansen of Grand Forks caught and released this 28-inch walleye Thursday, Aug. 8, on Devils Lake while fishing with a nightcrawler in 19 feet of water. The walleye weighed in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces. “I assisted at net and fun it was,” his wife, Bridgie Hansen, writes.

Natalie Kline, 10, of Roseau, Minn., caught and released this 24-inch walleye Saturday, Aug. 10, on Stump Lake while camping in North Dakota with family. “Natalie said, ‘I think I have a fish on,’ and sure enough, she scored a nice one,” her mom, Katie Kline, said.

Maxson Hangsleben, 5, of East Grand Forks, caught this 31-inch walleye Saturday, Aug. 10, on Lake of the Woods. He talked his dad, Matt, and uncle, Mike, into keeping the walleye for mounting.

Maxson Hangsleben, 5, of East Grand Forks had plenty to smile about after catching this 26-inch walleye Friday, Aug. 9, on Lake of the Woods. He didn't know it at the time, but the next day would be even better.

Maxson Hangsleben, 5, East Grand Forks, holds the 26½-inch walleye he caught Saturday, Aug. 10, on Lake of the Woods. Pictured with him is his brother, Brooks, 8. Brooks had his picture in the paper earlier this spring with a 27½-inch walleye he released on Lake of the Woods, and oldest brother, Wyatt, 9, released a 27-incher last year.

Maxson Hangsleben, 5, of East Grand Forks, with the 29-inch walleye he caught and released Saturday, Aug. 10, on Lake of the Woods. The fish was one of four big walleyes he caught during the weekend.

Easton “Big E” Anderson, 7, of Omaha, Neb., had a big day Saturday, Aug. 3, on Lake of the Woods, catching and releasing this 27½-inch walleye on a crawler. He also released 21- and 24-inch walleyes. Helping him hold the fish is his grandpa, Corey Plaine, of Hallock, Minn.

Chad Johnson of Roosevelt, Minn., released this 31-inch walleye -- his new personal best -- Saturday, Aug. 3 on Lake of the Woods near Long Point north of Williams, Minn.

Wesley Meland, 9, of Northwood, N.D., released this 29-inch walleye on East Bay of Devils Lake.

Jack Langerud of Edinburg, N.D., caught this 17-inch largemouth bass on Reedy Bay of Lake of the Woods in Sioux Narrows, Ont. He was fishing in the family paddle boat with his “Auntie Jenna” Kemnitz of Cavalier, N.D. The largemouth, which was released, was 1-inch short of being an Ontario Master Angler fish said Paula Langerud, who submitted the photo.

Hudson Dahlin of East Grand Forks had himself quite a weekend of fishing in late July on Lake of the Woods, catching these 29-inch and 27½- inch walleyes. Also pictured is grandpa Greg Dahlin of Karlstad, Minn. The 29-inch walleye was kept for mounting, and the 27½-inch walleye was released.

Matt Ford of Cavalier, N.D., released this 29¼-inch walleye on Lake of the Woods.

Mark Osowski of Grafton, N.D., released this 28-inch walleye Thursday, July 11, on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods.

Kimmy Plaine of Hallock, Minn., released this 27½-inch walleye on Lake of the Woods.

Dylan Bott, 10, of Langdon, N.D., caught this 7½-pound, 27½-inch walleye on Devils Lake. Dylan won the fishing tournament that Woodland Resort held for campers with his big catch.

Rich Bernhardt of Grand Forks released this 28¼-inch walleye July 22 on Devils Lake.

Kylen Shirek, 4, of Thompson, N.D., caught and released this 27-inch walleye Sunday, July 21, on Golden Lake near Hatton, N.D. Helping Kylen hold the fish is his dad, Chris.

Don Newman of Grand Forks released this 29-inch walleye Tuesday, July 16, on Lake of the Woods.

Andrea Anderson of Thompson, N.D., with the 30-inch walleye she released on Golden Lake near Hatton, N.D.

John Tweten of Grafton, N.D., released this 14¼-inch crappie while fishing in the Detroit Lakes, Minn., area.

Holli Lee of Emerado, N.D., caught this 32-inch walleye July 13 on Stump Lake. Holding the fish for her in the photo is Aaron Nelson of Emerado. The walleye was released to be caught another day.

Bobbie Shields of Grand Forks released this 26½-inch walleye June 22 on Devils Lake.

Dayen Sundquist (left, background) of Crookston caught and released this 26-inch walleye Saturday, July 6, on Lake of the Woods.

Aaron Braathen of Grand Forks released this 27-inch walleye Friday, July 5, on Devils Lake.

Hudson Lochner, 7, of Rogers, Minn., released this 30¼-inch walleye Friday, July 5, on Lake of the Woods. Helping him hold the fish is his dad, Scott. Hudson earlier had released a 27-inch walleye.

Carter Schmisek of Grand Forks released this 30-inch walleye June 22 on the Red River.

Mya Kofstad, 10, of East Grand Forks, released this 27-inch walleye Sunday, July 7, on Lake of the Woods.

Craig Black of Grand Forks of released this 39-inch northern pike on Sixth Crow Wing Lake in Hubbard County, Minn.

Cam Kofstad, 14, of East Grand Forks caught and released this 28-inch walleye July 4 on Lake of the Woods.

Chelle Smith of Carmel, Ind., released this 28¾-inch walleye (her new personal best) on Leech Lake.

Sadie Snyder of Pembina, N.D., released this 29-inch walleye on Devils Lake. Helping her hold the fish for a photo is Jerry Wallace.

Eian Holmes-Selk, 13, East Grand Forks, released this 27½-inch walleye Saturday, June 29, on Lake of the Woods. He caught the fish while jigging in 30 feet of water.

Jaxton Boespflug, 8, East Grand Forks, caught this 6-pound, 21½-inch largemouth bass while fishing off the dock at Island Lake near Lengby, Minn. The fish was kept for mounting.

Cruz Remick, 6, of Roseau, Minn., had his hands full with this 27¾-inch walleye he released on Lake of the Woods.

Aaron Fjestad of Lino Lakes, Minn., released this 27-inch walleye Friday, June 21, on the Ontario side of Lake of the Woods.

The Parnow family of Goodridge, Minn., had a good weekend of fishing in mid-June on Lake of the Woods near Springsteel north of Warroad, Minn. In the upper left photo, grandpa Richard Parnow holds a 26-inch walleye for his grandson, Easton Parnow, 10. All fish from 19½ to 28 inches must be released on Lake of the Woods, and Easton’s 26-inch fish was set free after a quick photo.
In the photo at right, Easton, grandpa and Brennen Parnow, 12, pose with a cooler of walleyes.
In the lower left-hand photo, Richard Parnow holds the 28-inch walleye he released.
Photos courtesy of Donna Parnow

Bo Kuhl, 7, of Grand Forks caught this 27-inch, 8-pound walleye on Saturday, June 15, while fishing Lake of the Woods near Little Oak Island. The fish was released after a quick photo.

Ryan Rogalla of Thief River Falls (right) caught this 29-inch, 9-pound walleye on Island Lake. At left is Johnny Rogalla.

Jason Jensen of Grand Forks caught this 29½-inch walleye Sunday, June 2, while fishing near Bridges Island on Lake of the Woods. He kept the fish.

Toni Pulak of Minto, N.D., caught this 30-inch, 11-pound walleye on Devils Lake. She kept the fish for mounting.

Tyler Burian of Grand Forks released this 46-inch northern pike May 25 on Devils Lake.

Brooks Hangsleben of East Grand Forks released this 27½-inch walleye June 2 on Lake of the Woods.

Chris Danzl of Stephen, Minn., released this 30⅛-inch walleye on Lake of the Woods.

Bryan Mason of Grand Forks caught this 30.5-inch walleye Wednesday, May 15, on Lake of the Woods.

Bryan Mason of Grand Forks released this 28.5-inch walleye Wednesday, May 15, on Lake of the Woods.

Mike Hirata of Philadelphia released this 28-inch walleye -- his personal best -- Wednesday, May 15, on Lake of the Woods while fishing with Bryan Mason of Grand Forks.

Scott Jensen of St. Anthony, Minn., released this 26½-inch walleye Sunday, May 12 on the Rainy River.

Zac Bernier of Grand Forks released this 54½-inch sturgeon Friday, May 10, in Four-Mile Bay at the mouth of the Rainy River.

Luke Starcevic, 10, and his dad, Alex, of Thompson, N.D., had a chance to spend a couple of hours fishing from shore Saturday, May 11, at Stump Lake, where they each released 40-inch pike. Luke is in the fourth grade in Thompson.

Max Konickson, 11, of Red Lake Falls, Minn., had plenty to smile about Thursday morning, April 25, after bagging his first wild turkey near St. Hilaire, Minn. Max is in the fifth grade. Click on the image to see the complete photo.